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[Nuvendil]

curl-6 said:

Nuvendil said:

I won't waste my breath with Other M, seeing it is garbage.  But I believe I could legitimately, objectively, irrefutably defy that statement about Wind Waker and I don't go out on that limb very often.  Like it or dislike, that's your business.  But I know genuinely BAD game design.  I know genuinely BAD gameplay.  I have endured my suffering in the trenches of Two Worlds and I will not have my trauma trivialized by such hyperbole :P

Also, I like Wind Waker and every other Zelda I have played and hold it frankly has the most consistent quality standard of possibly any franchise I have played and I will die defending that hill.  

Putting aside my personal dislikes, the main reason I see WW as so malignant is that it spearheaded the alienation of core gamers from the Zelda series and carved a rift through the fanbase that persists to this day. It was a game that sowed division and discord.

Clearly not since the next game that came out was Twilight Princess, which is the best selling Zelda ever when looking purely at the original release and decidedly a core gamer styled game.  And honestly, aside from the occassional few, I rarely hear WW derided or brought up as a point of contention.  Skyward Sword is a far more devisive title in my experience and is brought up a lot more.  

But I personally don't care so much about that, my concern is *is it a good game*?  And Wind Waker is.  I would rather have developers experiment and create new, exciting things that don't always suit everyone than crank out CoD style baby step sequels.